Bob Kesling

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John Wilkerson does a good job with Tennessee Baseball and has done a good job in the few times he has called a Vol Basketball game.
 
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Backwards K said:
John Wilkerson does a good job with Tennessee Baseball and has done a good job in the few times he has called a Vol Basketball game.
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John Wilkerson is very intelligent, funny and classy and does great broadcasting, and really is the only non-A hole that 99.1 has on its roster.

Kesling needs to stick to basketball games, where he does better, he was pre-selected instead of the best candidate, and he is so monotone with the same 3-4 phrases just like Jimmy "that's interesting" Hyams.

I have no issue with Priest or Bertlekamp and i LOVE their enthusiasm as color men.
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
John Wilkerson is very intelligent, funny and classy and does great broadcasting, and really is the only non-A hole that 99.1 has on its roster.

Kesling needs to stick to basketball games, where he does better, he was pre-selected instead of the best candidate, and he is so monotone with the same 3-4 phrases just like Jimmy "that's interesting" Hyams.

I have no issue with Priest or Bertlekamp and i LOVE their enthusiasm as color men.
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Agree with Priest and Bertlekamp. I swear, I can tune into a Vols game, football or b-ball, and it seems like it takes at least five minutes or more before Kessling mentions a score. I never know if we are winning or losing.
 
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Was listening in my truck to the South Carolina game and was disheartened at how little emotion Bob called the "running through the T". He said, "the players and coaches come running through the T ... back in a moment for the opening kickoff." REALLY? Not even a whisper of IT'S FOOTBALL TIME IN TENNESSEE. Would love to have Mike Keith in the booth. SAAAAAAACKED !
 
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Bob Kelsing is not John Ward. Not by a long shot. John Ward was in a class of his own...a bazillion miles ahead of any other announcer out there. We were damn lucky to have him for 34 years. Folks 20 years old and younger never had the pleasure of listening to John announce a game live. If you're fortunate enough to have experienced Mr. Ward at his finest, be thankful.

GBO!
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TNDeb3 said:
Bob Kelsing is not John Ward. Not by a long shot. John Ward was in a class of his own...a bazillion miles ahead of any other announcer out there. We were damn lucky to have him for 34 years. Folks 20 years old and younger never had the pleasure of listening to John announce a game live. If you're fortunate enough to have experienced Mr. Ward at his finest, be thankful.

GBO!
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Oh, I am thankful for John Ward. He, despite his occasional mistakes, always reflected the emotions of the moment the listeners were already feeling. But my angst is, even though we will never get another John, replacing him with Bob was a failure from the start. His first year, I had to work a Saturday shift during a game. And one of my coworkers brought in a radio. First time I had to hear Bob instead of John. I spent the entire game trying to shut it out. I just focused on my work. Vols won, but having it dished up via Bob? It was like drinking a Coke at room temperature with no fizz.

So have no doubt. I cherish the memory of John Ward. And the days we turned on the TV, I was told to turn the volume down while another family member tuned in whatever channel picked John's broadcast up best. And me telling Dad, "Not the AM band, put it on FM so we don't have to put up with that static." Those radios after John retired, were quickly sold or are up in the attic gathering dust.

If there is a failing to the legacy of John Ward, it is they didn't find someone to carry on his tradition. If you have a valuable keepsake diamond ring and the diamond falls out, is that ring just as valuable to you if you go cheap and replace that diamond with a low quality cubic zirconia? Or do you find another diamond so future generations treasure it for years to come? This analogy is so the ladies can understand the perspective.
 
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Longsufferingvol said:
I listened to that moment on the radio as I was driving home from work, and I heard a ton of emotion in his voice. I get it....... You guys love John Ward, but he is gone and you need to get over it. Bob Kesling does a great job. His only fault is he had to take over for a legend.
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Long suffering. Appropriate.
 
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I've never been on the "people only think Bob is bad because he followed the GOAT" train. People think Bob isn't that good because he...isn't that good. I agree it is unfair to compare him to Ward, so don't compare him to Ward. Compare him to the play-by-play guys at other schools, his current peers. He's nowhere near as articulate, descriptive, or passionate as they are.
 
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05_never_again said:
I've never been on the "people only think Bob is bad because he followed the GOAT" train. People think Bob isn't that good because he...isn't that good. I agree it is unfair to compare him to Ward, so don't compare him to Ward. Compare him to the play-by-play guys at other schools, his current peers. He's nowhere near as articulate, descriptive, or passionate as they are.
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I'm not really comparing him to Ward. Ward or no Ward, he is more boring than watching paint dry. And compared to his current peers, I'll take your word for it. On the soundbites comparing him to Verne, I felt some excitement come from him than Bob. And if that wasn't obvious enough reason to wish for a change, I hope nobody argues it with me in public. I might walk on to do something more important like change the air in my tires.
 
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Will folks stop saying "well he followed a legend. Its not his fault".

If I suited up for the Bulls and started as shooting guard the first game after Jordan retired, I would suck by comparison. But I still suck....not because Jordan was a legend. I would suck because I'm terrible at basketball.

Bob blows. Because he does. Thats it.
 
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I think he does alright. He just has the misfortune of following a legend who can never be equaled. So let's cut him a little slack.
 
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TNnative said:
I'm not really comparing him to Ward. Ward or no Ward, he is more boring than watching paint dry. And compared to his current peers, I'll take your word for it. On the soundbites comparing him to Verne, I felt some excitement come from him than Bob. And if that wasn't obvious enough reason to wish for a change, I hope nobody argues it with me in public. I might walk on to do something more important like change the air in my tires.
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Same with me. When the game wasn't televised here, I tried listening to Kesling via a game stream but decided that continually refreshing the VN Game Thread with ESPN Gametracker gave me more information.
 
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OrangeTsar said:
I think he does alright. He just has the misfortune of following a legend who can never be equaled. So let's cut him a little slack.
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First of all, "All right" is not the standard. Greatness is the standard. And anyone who espouses Bob's greatness? They must be way too easy to please.

Any legend can be bettered in time. John was great, because we grew up with him. But replacing him with Bob? He was boring on the six o'clock news He was boring covering the Citrus Bowl, congratulating Alan Cockrell for beating Boomer Esiason in a go cart race at DisneyWorld. His cut ins on Jefferson Pilot were boring. His time covering the Lady Vols was boring. And he has taken the helm at the Vol network, it's no longer worth listening to.


Slack? Ha! He has been getting slack for 20 years. That is way more slack than anybody deserves.
 
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OldandStillaVol said:
Same with me. When the game wasn't televised here, I tried listening to Kesling via a game stream but decided that continually refreshing the VN Game Thread with ESPN Gametracker gave me more information.
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Well it isn't really about information for me. It's about instilling emotion. Conveying the emotion we should be feeling when the Vols score, or make a great play. Bob sounds so neutral, I find it hard to believe he ever loved the Vols. Sounds more like he is counseling an encounter group. Like having Mr. Spock doing the play by play. If he is part of a plot to hasten the death of radio, it's working.
 
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TNnative said:
Well it isn't really about information for me. It's about instilling emotion. Conveying the emotion we should be feeling when the Vols score, or make a great play. Bob sounds so neutral, I find it hard to believe he ever loved the Vols. Sounds more like he is counseling an encounter group. Like having Mr. Spock doing the play by play. If he is part of a plot to hasten the death of radio, it's working.
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What a turn of events!

Not necessarily good or bad, but they definitely turned!
 
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Boca Vol said:
Yeah, let's review what was actually said...

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OK by me. The end game was well described as a turn of events. Tennessee leading with little time on the clock. What was it, maybe a minute. Dog's get some yards and throw a long bomb for a touchdown. So we went from winning to losing in what, was it the final minute of the game? We get the ball with seconds left and the game all but lost and move it to near mid field. Game is all but over, seconds on the clock with Tennessee losing. Dobbs throws a sixty yard Hail Mary into the end zone and a mob of Georgia players -- and Jennings beats them all for the ball and the winning touchdown. Then, we get to see Negateers carping about Kesling calling it exactly as it was, for years. Years. SMH That is what they have to say about the seesaw wild end of a great win, stupid beyond belief complaints which make no sense, whatsoever.
 
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when the Vols took the lead against usc jr, he kept announcing that Carolina will kick off after taking the lead, they should have hired Mike Kieth, but good 'ole boys ruled
 
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